I really took a liking to this excerpt from Almond's book Candyfreak. The plot is very quirky and different, but very pleasurable to read; I can feel Almond's nostalgia as he visits the different Candy Factories. Although I myself know little to nothing about real life candy factories, how they operate, etc., I couldn't help but relating every scene Almond described the something I've seen from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I imagine all of the workers as Oompa Loompa's, and each factory as a magnificent castle with large metal gates, filled with magic. So maybe my perception of Candy factories is a little tainted, but who's isn't?
Either way, I was really fond of Almond's writing style, and how although he, like Ozick in the previous article, was telling not of himself, he did a great job of showing us just how much candy factories mean to him. He also took something as small as a factory, and the workers who occupied it, and made inferences and formed questions about the ever changing world. This essay really made me want to go to South Dakota and buy a whole bunch of Twin Bings.
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